Vls Initialization Using Physical Tape - HP StorageWorks 12000 - Virtual Library System EVA Gateway Manual

Figure 75 VLS Initialization using Physical Tape
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This shows how using the export/import pools function within the VLS replication GUI creates a stack
of tapes that can be used to populate the deduplication store at the target (destination library). To
implement this way of tape transfer, you must select "Initialize via Tape Transport" when creating the
echo copy pools.
You must prepare for tape initialization by plugging an HP Fibre Channel-attached tape library (MSL,
EML, ESL-E) into the storage ports of the VLS device. (For a VLS9000 this would plug into the internal
Fibre Channel switches inside the device, for a VLS12000 this would plug into the same Fibre Channel
SAN zones containing the EVA arrays, and for the VLS6200/6600 this would require switching 1-2
of the front-end Fibre Channel ports to be back-end storage ports.) Then add this tape library as a
"SAN Destination Library" in the Automigration tab.
The tape initialization process can be started when the first full backup performed after replication
configuration has successfully run to the source device (backups that existed before the replication
configuration are not replicated). You can then trigger the tape initialization using the "Initiate Tape
Transport" option as shown in the following Command View VLS management GUI screen below.
This option prompts you to select from the available "SAN Destination Library" devices to use for the
tape export:
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